• 1 3/4 inch (44mm) Round.
• Bronze Antique with Enamel.

Sniper Challenge Coin A sniper is an individual, usually a soldier or law agent, who specializes in shooting targets with modified s from very long distances, usually from a concealed location. Most are skilled in carrying out stealth and camoue tactics on a battlefield zone. snipers are also adept at carrying out methods of infiltration, reconnaissance, and observation techniques. A sniper's primary function in warfare is to provide detailed reconnaissance from a concealed position and, if necessary, to reduce the enemy's fighting ability by striking at a small number of high value targets, especially officers, communication and other personnel. Typical sniper missions include reconnaissance and surveillance, target marking for air-strikes, counter-sniper, killing enemy commanders, selecting targets of rtunity, and even anti-matériel tasks (destruction of equipment), which tend to require use of s in the larger calibers such as the .50 BMG. Snipers have of late been increasingly demonstrated as useful by US and UK forces in the recent Iraq campaign in a fire support role to cover the movement of infantry, especially in urban areas. This coin is a tribute to snipers engaged with the or with law . Minted in a proprietary brass alloy, this coin is struck through a special process called "splash minting" which allows for much higher and detail and results in a coin that is thicker and heavier than one pressed with a traditional collar die. The coin is given an antique bronze finish, and provided with a black enamel highlight on the reverse. Additionally, a hole is precision-drilled through the coin and a eyepiece replica with crosshairs installed. This coin comes packaged in a polybag with a detailed header card.